CRAZY 60hp upgrade for our Williams Minijet tender | Episode 26
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2022
- Whilst ordering some parts for a service James "accidentally" orders an engine upgrade for our Williams Minijet tender!
60hp in a dingy that is only 9 feet long! 🤦♀️
#wiliiamsjettenders #minijet280 #rotax #williams #bavariayachts #aequus
Looks like a lot of fun James! A great illustration of the saying ”boys will be boys, the only thing changing is the price of their toys!”😃😂🤪
When I buy my boat it will get a mini jet for sure. I want 2 on mine. The big one for groceries and normal everyday taxi duty but the mini jet is for me, for fun. I want that smile. Thank you and be safe.
Great to see you both back and giving us all smiles and some laughs !
Boys & their toys?? Love the upgrade James, smart move 👍👍👍
The smile says it all James. Yes speed is good!
Good to se James so happy! It was absolutly worth it!
Love it. The joy of a boy and his toys!
That little boat will fly. 👍👍👍 for the upgrade 👍🇺🇸😎...
You have some great toys James, Phillipa included. Have fun guys
Phillipa might box your ears for that! Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Though she will probably see it as funny, in the way it was meant
@@Neilhuny lol, Phillipa and James understand that was a compliment, they both have a great sense of humor.
Missing the weekly vids , but still look forward to see what comes
Looks like you
e having too much fun!
Hey guys! Good to see you again, WOW! No excuse for being late with that! Hang on !
You looked like a kid in a candy store!! How fantastic!!! Take advantage of every day and enjoy each day to the max.. And get your gorgeous wife in front of the camera!!!!! Glad you are having fun....
Really fun episode ... of course I want one!
Great Video !
I don't believe folks understand how exhausting 30 minutes of stunting on a jet ski is, and your Williams doesn't look much different. Must be a fun work-out for you James. Glad you enjoyed your upgrade :-)
Couldn't agree more
maàteé chéf ñéver did thàt dod loñge crúsé líke 7 friñde 600 mîléß wavrunrrß
No different to riding a motorcross bike or a horse, it is actually exercise.
tben yiu use eltrc jet ski
W0W! Looked ike sooo much fun! Would you consider getting the "Williams Minijet tender, Wing's kit." of course you would need to change your name to,
"Sailing/ Flying Aequus" Ha! Happy you guy's are back!
What a blast! 😎 I want one. 🤣
I don't remember the name of it but they got something like grease for electrical stuff that you put on your plugs to keep out corrosion
Great toy, looks like a lot of fun
Looks like amazing fun!!! Hope you’re both well. Louis
Louis...love always xx
That's a supper cool dinghy. I think I'd rather have a jet than an outboard now that I've seen it in action.
really enjoyed the vid. Great job James. Go big or go home! lol
Hello.. good to see guys..fyi..I have to manually type your channel into UA-cam to get episodes.. I'm subscribed (for sure ) ALERTS ON
Anyway we are finally buying our boat/ live aboard this year (4 years of planning )...we will be starting near Bahamas.. we would love to see you guys out there one day.. I've been watching channels for a few years.. but when my wife seen you.. she was confident in going with me.. so thank you Philippa.. strong women reveal other strong women.. thank you for you guys inspiration
Ahhhh thats lovely to hear David..
Fun! Like the vids! Keep it up!
Thanks Popo
Boy's and their toy's 😂 😂
Can always use more hp lol that little tender is hauling the mail lol Maybe need a new impeller with a greater pitch to maxiamis the upgrade. If going over red line rpm at full throttle greater pitch will bring it down and more speed lol. Boys and there toys lol.
Nice fun! Not sure if anyone made the point...but a jet drive, as you stated with 50 to 60 hp, is engine power, not thrust. Maybe equal to a 30 hp outboard. My tender was same length, with a 25 hp outboard, (not US legal) would near flip over backward on initial throttle. Never got it to full throttle. Too scary. Jet drives are nice, but not as efficient as a prop. Your tricky wire harness, likely bypassed the ignition rev limiter, thus more rpm...more power. Glad you like it!
The difference between an outboard and a jetdrive is outboard has more weight at the rear, and the thrust is lower from the hull which has more leverage over the boat. A jet drive creates suction holding the boat down, the engine is further forward, and the thrust is inline with the hull so you can have more power safely. Jetdrives are more efficient also.
@@chippyjohn1 I agree with your analogy, mostly. We are building both outboards and inline surface drives, that IMO are the best of both worlds. You claim "Jetdrives are more efficient also." I wonder in what aspects? Fuel efficiency? Forward propulsion? Steering? Would like to know your quick thoughts. My 32 hp Waverunner can hit 60+ with a OEM stock '89 engine and a clunky surface drive unit. The jet unit only produced 35+, but was quicker off the line a bit.
@@artthurman3446 A jet drive is a shrouded propeller/impeller. Having a shroud eliminates the re-circulation of water around the outer edge of the blade giving the blade a higher thrust to drag ratio. That being said, not all impellers are designed the same. There are many variables, but the efficiency of a jet is higher than that of an unenclosed prop. Comparing a prop to a completely different design jet is difficult, but if two are design to be as identical as possible, a jet will be more efficient. This is why many vessels are turning towards Jets. Jets have only started becoming more popular in the last 2 decades, impeller design prior to this was very crude, where as surface drives have been perfected long ago.
Now you need to go online and order three seat belts and perhaps an airbag.
I've watched your videos and they have been very helpful as I just purchased a used mini jet
It seems to only carry just over 7 gallons of fuel. Would you know how many miles per gallon you've been getting?
In have the 23 model, with 60 hp standard. The engine is the same as teh one in seadoo spark. So its no problem chipping it to 90 hp. But i need to change the impeller then, to avoid too much rpms, and also change the ingrate to one more «cheesgrade» looking, to get a better grip in small wawes? Any thoughts?
Great to see you back. How come Aequus is up for sale?
Most recreational craft deaths and injuries could be avoided by wearing the engine kill cord 👍
Pretty near essential with this upgrade!
Hi, like your videos. if you ever visit Sweden, you can test drive my 3.5m long waterjet powered rib at 120hp and make 51 mph. I call it the insanemachine
Here is a video right after tapasrestaurang it. ua-cam.com/video/E2fRC4udEWA/v-deo.html
Can you share the part number or link to the part?
Nice on a flat lake maybe not so much in an anchorage or at sea being only 9ft? The longer the better, that what she said?
Have to laugh at Philippa shouting "be careful" You think it would do anymore James? 50mph is always better than 40mph haha
hahaaa
Nice🤟🤟
Hi , can you please share the name of this kit ? Where can we buy it ?
Big boy toys!
I’ve really love your videos and adventures. Do you think you will get a different boat? Any plans to visit with Ryan and Sophie/Polar Seal?
The difference between big and small boys is the size (and price) of the toy
A Lamborghini and Ferrari on water go for it!
That thing's got some zip.
Great episode. We are yet to get to our recently purchased boat (we're in Australia, boat in the Caribbean 😞) which comes with a Williams minijet. Looking at yours, it seems to have just enough room for the 2 of you so wondering how do you manage bags and bags of groceries and whatever else, water, beer, wine???
It can take 3 people easily. We have actually had 3 people with full scuba gear on her for a wreck dive. Could take 4 people without the scuba tanks.
@@SailingAequus great to hear, thank you. I sent you guys a message in Messenger a while back, when you were in or maybe just left Curacao but I'm guessing you don't do Messenger or don't respond to any dodgy randoms? Would have loved some advice but all worked out 😄
The key question is how much did the upgrade cost and is it worth it for another 5 MPH? How often do you/will you need the extra boost? I can see it if it allows you to carry extra weight without straining the engine, but it seems like you couldn't even add enough weight to need it based on the size of the boat.
Its not about need, its all about the grin factor.
@@Big.Ron1 No doubt! LOL
Are you beginning to miss the Caribbean and Aequus? Hope you guys are happy and enjoying the U.K.!
Did you find a buyer for aequus
@@joeldelamirande5792 - I still see it listed for sale with various yacht brokerages.
@Allan Moore Are they finished sailing then? or looking for another boat?
@@arottie4097 - Sorry, but I don’t know the answer. Only James & Philippa can respond to your question.
And what new “toys” has Phillipa acquired then ? 😜😊
Could do with a bit more😉😄
My next dinghy will not be an inflatable. I had two that desintegrated real fast so enough of loosing my time and money on this bad concept. Hard dinghy it will be.
Boy 🔆
James I have noticed a common thread between your tender and your women; fast and pretty.
50 hp 35 mph 7 mpg
You can never really have too many hp.
Every guy loves more hp
@8:45 fake moby porcelian song
One should not miss or forget the lesson of the relatively high rate of fatal accidents experienced with powered micro-light aircraft based on hang-glider wings.
A hang-glider (HG) is a flexible, fabric fixed-wing foot-launched aircraft which is steered by pilot weight distribution and resulting slight wing deformation. Modern HGs are very capable and airworthy aircraft as designed, and when flown within the appropriate performance envelope. However they are fundamentally not meant to be equipped with point power sources such as propeller- or combustion jet-equipped motors, although some people try that from time to time. For safe and properly-controllable flight with point power sources, a rigid airframe is needed to properly contain and control the applied forces. I would think the same concept applies to flexible boat hulls.
At some point, a rigid hull is needed to properly manage the forces delivered by a marine engine, rather than an inflatable, regardless of the photos one sees from time to time of military sappers bouncing across the waves in their zodiacs. Is a 60-horse rotax capable of causing instability? Who knows - maybe not, but eventually somebody will be tempted to put a V8 LS upgrade into one with less than healthy results.
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Rodeo dinghy ….completely ridiculous
So sorry you are selling your boat :(
Warming up an engine by running it in idle without any load is never a good idea. No matter if it is a car or boat engine. The fuel will wash off the oil from pistons and cylinders and increase abrasion (wear) tremendously.
This is the first time I have heard that, do you have any reference for this from a manufacturer? My mechanic recommends to warm up as the tolerances of the engine is designed for operating temp, not on cold start.
You may have a point, a light aircraft will idle at 800 rpm but we always warm it up at 1000 rpm also a car with an auto choke will run faster until the engines warmed up and it return to idle.
@@vxnova1 warming up an engine on idle takes much longer than at about 2 to 3 thousand rpm and under light load. So you reach operation temp much quicker. In cold „mode“ the fuel doesn’t burn efficient, so it washes the oil off the moving part and thins the oil in the oil pan with with un-burnt fuel.
Hope this explanation is understandable (my native language is German).
@@sailingxtremeadventures542 even at 800 rpm the engine is at a certain load due the resistance of the prop. A car /boat engine in idle has as resistance only the inner friction, which is a very small load not helping much to speed up warming up the engine.
@@ops7750 ahh so you still warm up just at a slightly higher rpm than idle, 1 to2 k rpm, I was thinking you were saying just start and run flat out at full load,
I would honestly have to say that's not a dingy that's a personal watercraft which is the same as a jet ski with big old rubber bumpers on it that's all that thing is And 99% of those 10 horsepower upgrades are a myth if you didn't spend a couple $100 it probably is all in your head
apart from the difference in speed on the GPS speedo!
ßoo what héll 60 hp use móré full kess kellfulé ecomúyy lesß ràñge